If I remember correctly, Dan doesn’t get along with his politician(?) father, possibly for good reason. It would also be fair to assume his kind of life situation is related to getting out of home and away from his parent(s) to live his life without their influence. Some young adults bugger off early, some on time, some late. It varies by culture and family.

Feels like he’s getting close to hitting “rock bottom” if he seriously considered calling them but changed his mind after waiting a few rings. That is, if he hasn’t already.

From my experience, it seemed generally more socially acceptable to stay with your parents throughout your 20’s (or until you get married) in Eastern Europe compared to the west, especially due to low income at a time etc. Even more so if you lived close enough to commute to a university.
…Of course, that doesn’t seem to be a case for Dan.

To be that rich in post-soviet russia Dan’s parents would absolutely have to be business or manufacturing magnates. The russian mafia pretty much ran russia for a good decade after the fall of the soviet union as well, so they could be mafia connected.

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that’s real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything.
Please somebody tell me that I’m not the only one that thougth of this song

The rainy cold nights where you have nowhere to go are the absolute worst. If you have even the tiniest amount of cash, it’s all going into getting fucked up, even if it’s a couple of 40s and a tiny bottle of schnapps. Which of course will be had with a cup of coffee in a paper cup from that hot dog guy near the train station.